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Félix Auger-Aliassime made a choice this week, to get his ranking back up on his favorite surface – indoor hard courts – and playing in Montpellier rather than Davis Cup in Montreal this coming weekend.

He has a bye in the first round, as the No. 2 seed. He faces Arthur Cazaux in the second round on Wednesday.

Auger-Aliassime defeated Cazaux in the second round – a comeback from losing the first set 6-1 – on his way to the title in Adelaide. He went to a third-set tiebreak in the second round at this same tournament in Montpellier a year ago before getting through him.

So it wasn’t going to be easy. But FAA got through in two close sets.

(Montpellier is 6 hours ahead of ET).

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Open Occitanie
Location: Montpellier, France
Category: ATP 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2025
Prize Money: €581,140
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def Arthur Cazaux (FRA) 64 76 (5)

[1/WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. Christopher Eubanks (USA) 64 63

[4] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) def. Dominik Koepfer (GER) 64 62

[8] Yunchaokete Bu (CHN) def [Q] Constant Lestienne (FRA) 62 61

Singles, first round

[Q] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def [6] David Goffin (BEL) 62 36 64

[Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) def Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 63 36 50 retd

Jesper de Jong (NED) def. [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) 76 (7) 20 retd

Doubles quarterfinal

Tallon Griekspoor / Bart Stevens (NED) def Constantin Frantzen / Hendrik Jebens (GER) 62 63

Doubles, first round

[4] Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR) def Petr Nouza / Patrik Rikl (CZE) 76 (1) 31 retd

Manuel Guinard / Grégoire Jacq (FRA) def Christian Harrison / Evan King (USA) 76 (5) 64

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